An Aussie here who loves Babe and regularly quotes "That'll do, pig" I think Mike gets a bad rap for the Butt Ho Hoodie. He wanted something simple but Obi wanted to go flash, wrap-around text. I wish we'd seen more of the pile of things Alison had hidden from Mike in the basement, when she wanted to hide the bear. I know there were 2 guitar-like instruments. This episode is high ranking for me, at least an 8.5 or a 9 - plenty of Robin and some interaction with the plaguers. Alison and Mike and the bear. I really enjoy Kitty's story with the 'slang' and Pat and Thomas's discovery of veganism. As for Julian's attempts at helping, I've just realised that in the previous episode he was literally helping Alison against Barclay, but maybe the other ghosts were too busy with Maddocks to notice I remember there was lots of speculation about the deaths of Cap and Kitty, as they were the only ones we didn't know with no outward evidence of wounds. This may be why their deaths were kept for the last season
Out of interest, I Googled how to clean a taxidermy bear. The AI overview suggested regular dusting, and annual wiping with a damp cloth with washing up liquid in water, and then blotting dry with a kitchen towel, and use of a hairdryer to fluff up the fur afterwards. I'm not sure I trust the AI though, as it also gives instructions on how to clean the horns and antlers- and I'm pretty sure bears don't generally present with either of these! Another good solid episode - and I love the payoff from the lightning strikes in the first episode of the next series. The Christmas Episode to come is one of the all time best episodes of the the whole show in my opinion- so looking forward to that!
I have ordered the new book and livestream of the event through FANE. It costs a little more for overseas delivery, and the book will take longer to get here, but hoping the livestream works. I found the link on one of the Facebook groups. I loved all the red herrings in this episode about the cause and location of the fire. And it worked well as an end of season episode. The closure of that theme. I wondered at the time if Thomas's conversion to veganism, and Mike's description of vegan eggs looking like grey porridge may have been Larry teasing Mat for being vegan. Much like the teasing about Ben's knees. All meant with love of course!
I think the term you were searching for is weather vane? I, too, thought Robin was smelling the bear when he was sniffing in the initial scene. Such a good episode, now we know how Robin met his demise. I'd think you could clean taxidermied bears with dry shampoo, although they probably get dusty rather than dirty. I like Caroline's suggestion of a blow dryer. I got to wondering when bears were populous in the UK, it looks like they've been extinct for at least 1500 years, so you wonder where this bear was harvested...or at least I did. Then I wondered how the basement ghosts would have known about the different bears...grizzly, brown, black? Aren't Grizzly Bears specific to the US and Canada? How would they have known about them? I'd give this episode an 8, agreeing with you both. Can't believe we've come to the last episode of this season already!
This episode is probably one of my least favorites of the season, but this season is my favorite of the 5 I think, so it's still a really great episode! I loved the red herrings, particularly poor, sweet Humphrey's portrait head being cut off again. Also, I always recommend the bloopers, of any show really! I think the Ghosts bloopers are great in particular because the several of the actors are the writers and you see a bit of the process!
An Aussie here who loves Babe and regularly quotes "That'll do, pig"
I think Mike gets a bad rap for the Butt Ho Hoodie. He wanted something simple but Obi wanted to go flash, wrap-around text. I wish we'd seen more of the pile of things Alison had hidden from Mike in the basement, when she wanted to hide the bear. I know there were 2 guitar-like instruments.
This episode is high ranking for me, at least an 8.5 or a 9 - plenty of Robin and some interaction with the plaguers. Alison and Mike and the bear. I really enjoy Kitty's story with the 'slang' and Pat and Thomas's discovery of veganism. As for Julian's attempts at helping, I've just realised that in the previous episode he was literally helping Alison against Barclay, but maybe the other ghosts were too busy with Maddocks to notice
I remember there was lots of speculation about the deaths of Cap and Kitty, as they were the only ones we didn't know with no outward evidence of wounds. This may be why their deaths were kept for the last season
Out of interest, I Googled how to clean a taxidermy bear. The AI overview suggested regular dusting, and annual wiping with a damp cloth with washing up liquid in water, and then blotting dry with a kitchen towel, and use of a hairdryer to fluff up the fur afterwards. I'm not sure I trust the AI though, as it also gives instructions on how to clean the horns and antlers- and I'm pretty sure bears don't generally present with either of these!
Another good solid episode - and I love the payoff from the lightning strikes in the first episode of the next series.
The Christmas Episode to come is one of the all time best episodes of the the whole show in my opinion- so looking forward to that!
I have ordered the new book and livestream of the event through FANE. It costs a little more for overseas delivery, and the book will take longer to get here, but hoping the livestream works. I found the link on one of the Facebook groups.
I loved all the red herrings in this episode about the cause and location of the fire. And it worked well as an end of season episode. The closure of that theme. I wondered at the time if Thomas's conversion to veganism, and Mike's description of vegan eggs looking like grey porridge may have been Larry teasing Mat for being vegan. Much like the teasing about Ben's knees. All meant with love of course!
I think the term you were searching for is weather vane? I, too, thought Robin was smelling the bear when he was sniffing in the initial scene. Such a good episode, now we know how Robin met his demise. I'd think you could clean taxidermied bears with dry shampoo, although they probably get dusty rather than dirty. I like Caroline's suggestion of a blow dryer. I got to wondering when bears were populous in the UK, it looks like they've been extinct for at least 1500 years, so you wonder where this bear was harvested...or at least I did. Then I wondered how the basement ghosts would have known about the different bears...grizzly, brown, black? Aren't Grizzly Bears specific to the US and Canada? How would they have known about them? I'd give this episode an 8, agreeing with you both. Can't believe we've come to the last episode of this season already!
This episode is probably one of my least favorites of the season, but this season is my favorite of the 5 I think, so it's still a really great episode! I loved the red herrings, particularly poor, sweet Humphrey's portrait head being cut off again.
Also, I always recommend the bloopers, of any show really! I think the Ghosts bloopers are great in particular because the several of the actors are the writers and you see a bit of the process!